Chapter 108 Demon Merchant

teahouse!

The gathering place of ancient gossip centers.

All through the ages, there has never been a time traveler who did not come to the teahouse.

Three teachings and nine streams, traffickers and pawns.

This is the place where news from other worlds circulates the most.

When Lin Ye led Dao Hai into the teahouse, he attracted the attention of many guests. The combination of the handsome nobleman and the monk with full blue flesh is more eye-catching wherever it is placed.

Lin Ye and Dao Hai found a side seat and sat down. The waiter came up and asked what tea he wanted. When he heard what Lin Ye ordered, his eyes lit up and he said, "Guest officer, we have private seats on the second floor of the teahouse."

"No need, let's go to the first floor."

If you go to the elegant seat, you won't be able to hear gossip.

After a while, the shop waiter came over with a teapot to serve tea, and then took the initiative to stand aside, seeing that the tea for the two of them was shallow, he filled it up immediately, as enthusiastic as a dedicated waiter.

This scene caused dissatisfaction among the guests at a table not far away. The bearded man slammed the table, pointed at Xiao Er and cursed: "Xiao Er, what's the matter with you, we are not guests anymore, my teacup It's been empty for a long time, and I don't see you coming to pour tea."

The shop waiter was scolded by the bearded man, and he responded with a sarcastic expression.

"Guest, you have been to the teahouse since the morning. You ordered a large bowl of tea, asked for three portions of melon seeds, and drank thirteen cups of tea."

"So what, it's not that I didn't pay."

"Yes, you paid for it. A big pot of tea only costs ten Wen. Do you want to spend ten Wen in the shop for a day?"

Listening to the waiter's explanation, the other customers in the store also looked at the bearded man, but the bearded man was not at all embarrassed, and asked with a straight chest: "Is there a rule in your store that you are not allowed to drink a pot of tea for a day?" ?”

Shopkeeper: ...

Many guests: ...

There was such a short silence in the whole lobby, because there is no such rule in the teahouse, but the key point is that no one would be so cheeky, ordering a pot of tea and sitting for a whole day.

"Since there is no such regulation, why can't I continue to sit here?"

"Oh, it's Boss Hu. I don't know Boss Hu when I'm new here. Don't blame Boss Hu. Hurry up and serve tea to Boss Hu." He greeted him with a smile on his face.

"You shopkeeper still recognize me?"

"How can you not remember, Boss Hu, you stayed here for three days in my teahouse seven years ago, and later the business made a lot of money and gave me ten taels of teahouse, but I still remember it."

"Your boss has a pretty good memory."

"The main reason is that you are generous, Boss Hu. This time you are here for that business?"

The shopkeeper lowered his voice a little, the bearded man nodded, and said, "Yes, I'm going to Shangyang County tomorrow, this time the location is in Shangyang County, shopkeeper, do you have any needs?"

"I reckon that Boss Hu is coming, but I have contacted two customers during this period, but they can only afford five taels."

"Five taels?"

Hu Jun looked at the shopkeeper with suspicious eyes, and the shopkeeper said sincerely: "Boss Hu, I didn't lie to you. It's really just so much money. I'm also a hard-working person. The child in the family is sick, and the whole family can't see the doctor for the child. That's right." I have seen your miracle, Boss Hu, and I made a guarantee to them, so I borrowed five taels of silver from here and there."

"Okay, five taels is five taels, old rules, you get 20% for the shopkeeper."

"Then thank you Boss Hu for the meal."

The voices of the two were very soft, but Lin Ye's listening skills were good, and he could clearly hear the conversation between the two of them, and he suddenly became curious about the identity of this bearded man.

"Brother is curious about the identity of this person?"

Dao Hai saw that Lin Ye had been looking at Hu Jun, glanced at Hu Jun's attire, and said, "Wearing a copper bell on his waist, black shoes with white soles... This man is a ghost merchant."

Ghost merchant.

This was the second time Lin Ye heard about this profession, the first time it was from Yang Jian.

"Brother, do you know ghost merchants?"

"I've heard of a merchant who specializes in dealing with ghosts and walks in the ghost market."

From Dao Hai's tone, Lin Ye heard the contempt for the ghost merchant, which made him a little confused. Could it be that the ghost merchant did something good?

"Junior brother doesn't know that this ghost merchant is the most treacherous and only seeks profit. Most of the ghosts who trade with ghost merchants in the ghost market are lonely and wild ghosts. Because they have no relatives and offspring, their lives are miserable. It’s a trade with him, what you pay is just some paper clothes and paper money, but what you get is huge benefits.”

"What good can it do?"

"Those ghosts want to trade, they need to pay ghost yin qi, which is similar to the vital yang qi of our living people. The lack of vital yang qi in living people will lead to physical weakness and sickness. The same is true for ghosts lacking ghost yin qi."

"Then what's the use of this ghostly spirit?"

"Ghost-yin qi, for practitioners, can be used to practice some kind of secret technique or to refine magic weapons, and for some people with special fate constitutions, ghost-yin qi can cure their diseases, such as If the body of pure yang is not infused with ghost yin energy, it will not survive sixteen."

Lin Ye understood. To put it bluntly, he was buying low and selling high, earning a huge difference.

"The cost is so low, is there no one to grab the business?"

"A ghost merchant for one day, ten generations of ghost merchants."

Seeing Lin Ye's doubts, Daohai explained in detail: "Once you become a ghost merchant, you must be a ghost merchant for the next ten generations, and non-ghost merchants who enter the ghost market will be attacked by other ghosts in the ghost market." .”

"Being a ghost businessman has disadvantages, right?" Lin Ye could tell that the ten generations were all ghost businessmen, so it should be a restriction.

"After becoming a ghost merchant, you have to cut off contact with all your relatives. Generally, those who have nowhere to go will become ghost merchants."

Alone.

God is fair. Lin Ye thought of those outstanding disciples. After owning Baojiaxian, making money is easy, but there is also a price to pay. People are not ghosts or ghosts, and they have to suffer some torture every time.

No wonder Daohai looked down on ghost merchants.

However, Lin Ye was very interested in this ghost merchant. After the shopkeeper left, he walked over with a smile.

"Brother..."

"Brother, what's the matter, the road is different and we don't conspire with each other."

Hu Jun directly interrupted Lin Ye's words, his tone was a bit hostile, not because of Lin Ye, but because of Dao Hai.

When Daohai explained just now, the voice was not too low, and he heard some of it.

They were all able to deal with ghosts, but they were looked down upon by Buddhism and Taoism, so Hu Jun naturally didn't have a good attitude towards Lin Ye who was sitting by the sea.

"I want to ask something. If it's convenient for you, brother, I'll invite you to sit in the restaurant opposite. It's considered a moving fee."

A bank note was exposed from Lin Ye's cuff, and Hu Jun stared at it with straight eyes: "Master, you are so polite, what is your name?"

"Miangui's surname is Lin."

"It turned out to be Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin has an invitation, so I will naturally go to the appointment. My name is Hu Jun, and you can also call me Hu Laosan."